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30 March 2012

The Famous Herculean Easter Hunt, where you collect natural things at different points around the trail, there will also be egg painting & a chance to feed the hens. Delicious farm fresh organic food available at the award winning farm shop & cafe.

29 March 2012

We would like our stand at the Royal Highland Show to promote Scotland’s finest organic products. Last year’s living displays were lovely – kindly supplied by Pillars of Hercules , Eco Box and Phantassie Foods with gorgeous cut flowers from Oxenfoor...

19 March 2012

19 March 2012

Applications to be submitted by 30 March 2012 Important Producer Information • Qualitative contribution When applying for maintenance or conversion payments please note that if you are certified by Soil Association or SOPA you are automatically elig...

01 March 2012

The Soil Association is pleased to publish the final version of its new group strategy: The Road to 2020. The publication sees the culmination of a large-scale consultation exercise with stakeholders, and sets out our goals and priorities over the s...

29 February 2012

As we approach the month of March when the bulk of our flocks lamb, Schmallenberg virus has now been confirmed by Defra AHVLA to have been found on 83 farms in England. The first cases were identified in the counties of East Sussex, Suffolk, and Nor...

28 February 2012

Forestry Commission Scotland, The Cairngorms National Park Authority, Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and The Crown Estate invite you to attend a one-day workshop on the 27th March 2012 to be held at Tomintoul. The workshop will provide a...

21 February 2012

Plymouth City Council’s catering service has achieved the prestigious Food for Life Gold Catering Mark for all of the city's school meals [1]. Plymouth is the only local authority in-house caterer in England currently serving gold menus to all of it...